When the truck stops, safety doesn’t. Consider floor weight reinforcement, slip prevention, cargo management, and ramp safety strategies to avoid injuries and workers’ comp claims.
Understanding manual and on-road regeneration, how to keep them clean, and when to replace them will reduce the hassles associated with diesel particulate filters.
In any DIY maintenance plan, small fleets must consider not-so-obvious issues such as waste disposal, permitting, maintaining parts inventories, and liability.
A back order of Class 5 to 8 trucks will put pressure on component supply such as tires, engines, and transmissions. Here’s what small fleets can do about it.
For proper tire care, it’s also important to make sure that each tire has adequate tire tread left and to check that the sidewalls have no cuts or damage.
